That's ridiculous. I said if someone, anyone, was forced to have only one, of course you'd have to choose a PC because it does everything. My statement was that the idea that someone playing games on a modern console doesn't also have access to a PC is pretty absurd. The younger generation especially uses the Internet, and thus computers for all the social networking crap, Websites, e-mail, IM, etc., even though their cell phones perform some of those functions. So the point was, even if they take the ONE function away from the PC that it's not necessarily best at - game playing - and use a device (console) designed for it instead (or primarily, like I do, playing only the occasional PC game), are they really missing out on ANYTHING? If they're so inclined, they'll explore the advanced stuff. If not, they'll just be a normal user like anyone else. Playing games on a PC will not give them any more or less skills than their natural inclination would give them anyway. It's not like the old days where computers weren't menu driven or required lots of hands-on attention.

Again, ideal world, a person would have one or more consoles, one medium to high end computer and one or more handhelds, giving access to the most possible experiences, covering gaps that each device has. Some, like me, go beyond that, others are probably just below that. I would think most, if not statistically all, who have a modern console, also have full-time access to a PC. So it's win-win. It's not like you can play either a PC or console on the "crapper" or in other awkward situations, or toss one in your pocket or something. So that's where a handheld like a DS or PSP or, increasingly an iPod Touch or iPhone comes into play (assuming you want something a bit more advanced than standard cell phone fare, which is also increasing in quality). Again, time, place and purpose for everything.

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